The war process in this era is usually relatively slow. There is not much time to fight at will, and the two sides will become hostile and provoke each other to the point where it can take several months to take action.
After all, the main way to mobilize the army now is to move, to send messages mainly to shout, and to raise supplies and rations mainly to pick from the teeth of the people... It is enough to bring hundreds of thousands of people to the Samarkand Oasis. Zebu had a headache and muscle pain.
Of course, no matter how painful it is, you can’t back down!
If Persia and Rakshasa didn't send troops, the old man would shrink back, and those newly converted Hezhong Tianfang believers would probably understand. But now that powerful Persia and Rakshasa have sent troops, how can the majestic Timur Empire retreat? If he ran away in despair, he would be looked down upon by the Hezhong Tianfang cultists who had finally managed to get him.
So Aurangzeb could only bite the bullet and stay in the Samarkand Oasis, and he had to continue to spend a lot of money. Only by spending a lot of money could he invite the armies of the Shire Khanate, the Persian Kingdom and the Turkmen tribe to Samarkand. !
On the other side, Seng Ge's Jungar Kingdom is also busy - strengthening its walls and clearing its fields, evacuating the old and weak, fortifying the city, stocking up on military supplies, and of course... seizing the time to train the temporarily assembled army. It is inevitable for the last squadron to neglect their training, so they had to practice temporarily before going into battle.
In short, troops will not be sent out for a while, at least not before the end of summer.
The envoy sent by the Sengge, Bahabandi (son of Chuhuur Ubas), took Princess Nisha's golden slippers, portraits and poetry collections, as well as urgent documents from the Kingdom of Jungar, and traveled day and night for one and a half months. After traveling 9,000 miles, we arrived at Laoshan Palace in Yingtian Mansion, the heart center of the Celestial Empire.
An urgent document from the vassal state!
Of course, it was an extremely urgent matter. After the Generalissimo's Office received the report that the Jungar Kingdom had entered the Imperial Academy, they did not dare to neglect it and immediately sent a letter to the Cabinet Office, asking Wei Zaode, the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, and Yan Yingyuan, the Military Advisor of the Generalissimo's Office, to enter the palace together. Jun.
When Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan entered the Laoshan Palace, Zhu Cihong, who was busy with everything, was riding a horse with Mary Mancini on the Laoshan Horse. They were riding two Andalusian horses that had just been shipped from Spain - these two horses were Philippe Philip IV gave a gift to the Ming Emperor for the signing of the Treaty of San Diego (Zhu Cixiang also presented exquisite porcelain to Philip IV).
Strictly speaking, the Treaty of San Diego was not a treaty between the Ming Empire and the Kingdom of Spain, but a treaty between the United States of New Zealand, the Kingdom of Jiaqing, and the Kingdom of New Spain. The conclusion of this treaty was undoubtedly a major victory for Zhu Cixiang. The status of the United States of Xinzhou and the Kingdom of Jiaqing in North America was recognized by the Kingdom of New Spain.
Moreover, these two vassal states of the Ming Dynasty also obtained the entire California (including the Baja California Peninsula)!
In addition, the Kingdom of New Spain also agreed to a limited opening of Acapulco to the United States of New Zealand and the Kingdom of California - allowing no more than 27 merchant ships from the United States of New Zealand and the Kingdom of California to enter the port of Acapulco each year. In exchange, America Bay, Jinshan Bay (San Francisco), and Qingfu Port (San Diego) will also be open to ships from the Kingdom of New Spain, but there is no limit to the number of ships allowed to enter the port each year (these three ports are already fully open).
Obviously, Philip IV had a premonition that his time was running out, and he was also aware of the ambition of Louis XIV, the French king next door, so he had to agree to the Treaty of San Diego in order to concentrate the power of the Kingdom of Spain for Europe. .....
This treaty was actually signed last year, and the two Andalusian horses had already been sent from Spain. But just after arriving at Sambagel, we encountered the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch East India Company. Therefore, the merchant ship of an official trading company transporting two Andalusian horses was anchored in Zambagel. It was not until the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch East India Company signed an armistice agreement that they were able to continue their return eastward.
Of course, the armistice was not the final peace treaty. Zhu Cixiang's conditions of "joining the Indian Company as a shareholder", "freedom of navigation in the South Seas" and "jointly developing Temasek Island" have been agreed by Matt Solko, the Governor of the East India Company, but have not yet been approved by the Dutch Grand Council and the Amsterdam Board of Directors. of consent.
So now Matsolko and Wei Qingshan left Batavia together and were on their way to the Netherlands.
Although the final peace treaty has not yet been signed, the fighting between the two sides has ended - it is just that the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch are not big anymore. Those few stubborn feudal feudal lords who follow Dutch imperialism and sell out the interests of the working people of Southeast Asia still need to be eliminated or expelled …So the war continues on the Malacca Peninsula and on the island of Sumatra.
It is worth mentioning that the wars that took place on the Malacca Peninsula and Sumatra Island were not "wars of nations" in the true sense, but Zhu Cixiang's "private wars."
Because all the captured territory was to be distributed to Zhu Cihong's sons as principalities, and these principalities were the private property of Zhu Cihong's sons, not the property of the Ming Dynasty, so the expenses for the land war were paid by Emperor Zhu from the Royal Chamber of Commerce. It was used from the accumulated profits... But the war at sea is another matter. This is the Ming Dynasty competing with the Netherlands for maritime rights in the South China Sea. There is no doubt that it is a national war, and of course the court has to pay for it!
Emperor Zhu Cixi did a very good job in distinguishing public and private finances. But the most precious thing for him as an emperor is not money, but time!
Money can distinguish between public and private, but time cannot distinguish between public and private.
He had just used a principality and 1% of the shares of the East India Company to make the little devil Mancini happy when Huang Dabao sent him the memorial to Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan.
"My dear," Zhu Cixi could only smile apologetically at Mancini, "You go to Pang's Garden first, and I will find you after I finish my business."
Mancini pouted, looking a little unhappy, but she still nodded reluctantly, "Your Majesty, I'm waiting for you."
"Okay, okay..." Zhu Cixiang said to Huang Dabao, "Dabao, send Mary back."
After saying that, he rode his Andalusian horse, took a few guards, and went straight to the Huangji Palace. When he arrived at Huangji Palace, it was already getting dark. Wei Zaode, Yan Yingyuan and a Mongolian who was dark, thin (he was so tired) and yawning non-stop saw the emperor walking quickly, and hurriedly stood up and saluted.
Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan bowed, while the Mongolian knelt down and kowtowed.
"Get up, get up," Zhu Cixiang waved his hand, "No need to kneel... Sit down and talk."
Wei Zaode and Yan Yingyuan both sat in a relaxed manner. Only the Mongolian, Bahaban, the envoy of the Jungar Kingdom, stood there, looking very reserved.
"What's going on?" Zhu Cixiang asked without asking Bahabandi to sit down.
"Your Majesty, someone has declared war on us!"
Zhu Cixiang was startled when Yan Yingyuan opened his mouth.
"Declare war? Who!" Zhu Cixiang asked.
Bahabandi interrupted: "Your Majesty, it is Aurangzeb of the Timur Empire who has declared war on us!
He, he even had slippers delivered to His Majesty! "
"What? Slippers?" Zhu Cixiang was stunned for a moment, and his face turned pale immediately. He remembered the incident of Aurangzeb's elephant sending slippers - the Ming Dynasty and Tianzhu sometimes sent envoys to each other, so he knew this Tianzhu How arrogant the "Great Emperor" is!
"He's so brave!" Zhu Cixiang was angry.
"Your Majesty," Yan Yingyuan on the side was holding a box. When he saw Zhu Cixiang getting angry, he knew that he had misunderstood and quickly handed the box over, "the slippers are here, take a look..."
"Look? You..." Zhu Cixiang glared at Yan Yingyuan, "Take out a stinky slipper and throw it away!"
"It doesn't stink..." Yan Yingyuan said.
"Have you smelled it?" Zhu Cixiang almost got angry.
"I haven't smelled it. That's for you..." As he spoke, Yan Yingyuan had already taken off the lid of the box with one hand, and then held the box with one hand and brought it to Zhu Cixiang's eyes.
Emperor Zhu glanced at it and was stunned for a moment, "Are these Aurangzeb's shoes? Why do they look like women's shoes?"
"Your Majesty, this is the daughter of Aurangzeb." Wei Zaod also stood up at this time, smiling and unfolding the portrait of Princess Nisha, "The slippers and portrait given to you by the beautiful and wise Princess Nisha, the most talented girl in India. There is also a collection of poems about princesses.”
